West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-01

'~S'N VI Nut tNopASB thSAS WAS - NSIl
large attendance at camp-meeting on
Sunday, Most of the crowd came
from a distance, rs few Of our people
attended this year.
The Eagle" base ball club OF this
place expect to go TO Tunnelton tc.
morrow to bring back the scalps t..
ken from them by the 'Junior Browns
two or three weeks ago. There is
'Jlood in their eye" this time.
We are unable to give the circuit
court proceedings this week on &C
count of not being able~to get at the
records. Mr.. Crane was attending
camp-meCting this week. We will
give the proceedings next week.
A traction engine that is used to
run q threshiOg machine passed
through town one day this week It
created almost as much excitement
among the small boys as the train
will when it pulls into Kingwood
The first meeting of the Army of
West Virginia was held at Mounds
vile in 1870, when the attendance
was not quite thousand. Now its
big reunion at Wheeling attracted a
halfhundred thousand visitors to that
city.
The county commissioners have
raised the mileage rate for physi.
clans from ten to twenty cents. If
the board would repeal the order reg.
ulating the prices to be paid physi.
clans for services, it would be com
mended by all.
Five tramps, who were arrested a
month ago and placed in the Grafton
Jail for stealing a valise from sleep.
ing car, made their escape by saving
of the iron bars across window. 1t
is thought that they had some assist
ance from without.
A New York gentleman named
Barnes has just concluded his annual
visit TO Harrison county, this State,
where he purchased $1,000 lambs.
This is his fifth season in Harrison
county. One year he purchased 3d.
600 lambs, paying $4,000 for them.
Mr.. Jehu Bucklew met with n pain
full accident one day last week. In
tearing off old shingles from DR.
SCOTS office roof, the scaAuld gave
way, throwing him to the ground
He is pretty badly bruised. Terra
Alta Times.
Lotteries in this country are dis
graceful exceptions, and all advertis
ing and trade in their interest is gen
orally regarded as immoral and iDju.
riOus. This is the result of educated
moral sentiment, and can no longer
be rid!culed as bigotry.-N. Y. o.
eerUer.
The Reunion OF the West Virgin
ia Central Veterans Association
Blue and Gray, at the Clarksburg
Fair Grounds. on September 7th and
9Th, will be big affair. A number
Of distinguished soldiers from both
sides will make addresses.
The Board of Directors of the
Hospital for the Insane met at the
Asylum on Tuesday, August %, and
reappointed DR.. Bland Superintend-
ent, removed DR.. Manown and ap-
pointed DR.. Hattie Jones one Of the
physicians for the female wards.
Miss Jones will make a faithful at
teDdant upon the poor unforlunatcs
in that institution.
The Baltimore g. Ohio railroad
company and The Pennsylvania com
pany have once moro placed on sale
at al their stations on all their lines
one thousand nileage books for $50.
The sale was stopped right after the
Interstate Commerce bill went into
force and effect. 1t is largely owing
to the efforts OF the Protective Asso-
citation that this sale has been renew
ed.
We clip the following interesting 2
editorial from tho Grafton Eagle Of
last week. Subject matter must have
been very scarce with them:
LATER-Mrs, Cleveland appeared
in public wearing a tan colored suit
This will secure the solid support Of